 Zach Diesel (907), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 24, 2008
dark fruit aroma, blackish purple appearance, soft and gentle at first then the raisins hit along with strong alcohol, finishes dry with some chocolate notes
GJF (510), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 I found this disappointing. There was no carbonation, no head. Poured a muddy red-brown. The flavor was almost all raisin and cherry. A pretty sweet finish. Unbalanced in my book. Interesting, but nothing like what I expect from Lost Abbey.
daleharshman (202), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 750 ml bottle from Total Wine in Tustin ($7.99). Only a tiny pop when I uncorked the bottle, so seems that Lost Abbey is still having carbonation issues. Pours a deep dark brown with ruby highlights and only a thin layer of foam. Aroma has some lovely fruit (black cherry, grape, raisin) along with some malt and spice tones. Flavor has more dark fruits, chocolate covered black cherries, a sweet maltiness, wood, and light alcohol which actually does not distract. The finish is semi-sweet. Mouthfeel seems light considering how strong this beer is. The poor carbonation brings down this otherwise excellent brew -- may have to stick to growler fills until this problem gets fixed.
markas101 (580), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 75 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA via Chicago. Intense vegetable aroma with some motor oil and varnish mixed with the raisin. Very interesting, not sure how much I like the aroma. Quite carbonated, thick in the mouth with an alcohol prominence and sweet black currant and cherry mixed with scorched wood. Again, very interesting, if not sessionable.
GMCC2181 (880), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 Bottle from stfun! Cool label, but not worth any points...Caged and corked...poped off the cork with barely a hiss coming from it??? Pours a dark red color. Almost no head on this one. Nice aroma of dark fruits, raisons, sugar... Taste is nice. Lots of raisons, fruity, malty notes. Texture is slick and oily, I was a little worried this one didnt have much carbonation. Alcohol isnt even noticable... I drank it on an empty stomach and I could feel it warm my belly quickly! Overall a nice quad to sip through out the night. Thanks Josh... you are the man!
kopher (305), New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 dark rusty brown, dark tan head.
strong complex aromas of dark bread, caramel, and of course raisins and other dark fruit. also strong deep alcohol notes.
flavor is similar, sweet and full of figs and toffee. nice carbonation and long sweet finish.
andersand (384), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Very dark reddish brown with a huge beige head. Aroma is very perfumey, estery, malty and nutty with notes of raisins, dates and other dark fruit. Alcohol shines through both in aroma and flavour but the flavour is otherwise yummy with lots of raisins, sweet fruity malt and a dry fruity finish that gets somewhat disrupted by the high alcohol flavour.
OldMrCrow (1200), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Approximately three years old, sampled Nov ’09.
Rather weakly carbonated (cough) dark pour, very nice dried-fruit aroma and a really beautiful if sweet flavor that registers this one as an absolutely solid quad. Impressive; I hope I’ve got another bottle sitting around somewhere....
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